The Spirit of Anaconda

Recently I was under a tremendous time of attack that seemed to last forever. I cried out to God for an answer over and over, and the answer finally came. I guess I needed to be ready to deal with it.

One night, I went to sleep worshipping the Lord as usual and He woke me up with a vision of a huge green snake like I had never seen before. Then I heard the Lord call it “Anaconda,” and simultaneously He said to bind it as I felt Holy Spirit within me take authority over it.

Instantly, I felt the huge snake release my neck and body and immediately disappear. Apparently this demon had come at me sneakily, quietly, slowly, without causing any alarm to myself except that harming circumstances kept coming, relentlessly. Recognizing this subtle, stealth demonic power was next to impossible before the Lord told me what it was. But that is why I want to educate others about this evil spirit.

Christian warriors often think only about Jezebel and Leviathan when going through a spiritual fight; but we learned many years ago that there are so many other named demons that we could not possibly know the names of them all. And this one was a surprise.

In the natural, anacondas are a group of large snakes of the genus Eunectes. Eunectes is Greek, meaning “a good swimmer.” In the natural and spiritual, they can sneak up on their prey without being detected, without making a noise, hidden and quiet until it is too late. They are spies who track their prey, then attack suddenly because they are colored like their surroundings of the dark and murky waters.

Anacondas in the natural are found in tropical South America. Four species are currently recognized. Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer to only one species, the common or green anaconda – and that is what I saw. The green anaconda is the largest snake in the world by weight (up to 550 pounds) and the second longest at 20-30 feet which is longer than a bus. Being larger than other snakes, including the python, it can do much harm in the spirit realm as well as in the natural, even harming large groups of people like churches, ministries and nations.

Though similar, it is not a python but does constrict its prey, suffocating the life out of its opponent. Similarly, the “anaconda choke” is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu move which is performed by wrapping arms under the opponent’s neck and through the armpit, grasping the biceps of the opposing person’s arm. When caught in this move, the opponent can easily lose consciousness. Therefore, this spirit chokes the life and breath (including finances) out of a person, city, or ministry in a menacing way.

It is stronger than the strongest man when it has its chokehold; therefore, in order to get rid of it, it is necessary to have agreement with other Christian warriors, experienced in battle.. I recently watched an educational video where ten experienced divers looking for a large anaconda were unable to safely film it.

Anacondas are carnivores, living in swamps and rivers, and are often called “water boas.” Therefore, they are considered a marine spirit (See John Eckhardt’s book called Marine Spirits for more on that category, though anacondas are not specifically mentioned).

Anacondas have teeth; however, they are not a venomous snake so they rely on their enormous size and power to subdue its victim. If strangulation does not work, it drowns its prey. It is possible to be bitten by an Anaconda, but the bite itself is not usually fatal. However, it can inflict severe bites before killing its prey by constriction or drowning.

Since it has a forked tongue, in the spiritual realm this is evidence of its lying conduct with cutting remarks and bearing false witness. It inflicts deep, life-threatening emotional wounds, aiming to destroy kingdom ministry activity to cause the Godly person or persons to give up.

The Anaconda is an amphibious snake, moving on land and in water; and hides in both. In water, it often moves with only its eyes above water, undetected. So, in the spirit realm this demonic spirit is insidious, moving in gradually, undetected in murky obscurity. Very slowly, it chokes the life out of its victim, sometimes as they sleep. Therefore, it is important for us to not “sleep” but be aware of the spiritual realm around us at all times, keeping our prophetic eyes open. The Anaconda is most active at night which makes it a nocturnal reptile, loving darkness. This is another reason they might not be detected until it is too late.

Anacondas like to swallow their prey whole, starting with the head so they usually go after the head of a ministry or church. Sometimes this spirit can make a person feel like their mind is bound and unable to think clearly. It also can cause breathing problems for its victim.

The Anaconda can swallow prey much bigger than the size of its mouth since its jaw can unhinge. Its jaw bones are loosely connected to its skull. Once an anaconda has what it wants to destroy in its stranglehold, it crushes it, then devours it slowly. While the natural snake eats, its muscles have wave-like contractions, crushing the prey even further and surging it downward with each bite resulting in a horrible, slow death. All this is done as well in the spiritual by the demonic spirit of Anaconda.

These snakes can survive years without eating so can wait a long time to get that one good kill, all while studying its opponent. The spirit that was bothering me was porbably around for a long time, waiting to destroy, sneaking in closer and closer. After it was bound, things began to open up in ministry for me again and my health began to be restored.

Interestingly throughout history, “Anaconda,” has been a name used for war strategies and tactics to surround, restrict and annihilate people groups. During the Civil War in The United States, “The Anaconda Plan” was tried by the Union Army to surround and cut off supply to the Confederate Armies all around the southern territory and up and down the Mississippi River. Anaconda was also a term used to round up, starve and isolate Native Americans in the United States during “Indian Relocation” and the Trail of Tears. The word was used as well for Nazi efforts to round up, imprison and murder the Jewish people in Europe prior to and during World War 2.

Does the Bible mention Anacondas? Not by name specifically but the Bible does mention snakes and serpents many times which are a type and shadow of demon spirits. The Word of God says in Luke 10:19 that we have the authority which Jesus gave us to “trample on serpents and scorpions” which means we can bind them (although specific safety precautions and wisdom must be in place). I would never make up a spirit – I just know this is a spirit by the attack against me and my ministry, and because the Lord showed it to me and gave me its name. I do not, and neither should anyone, look for a demon under every rock – but when the Lord shows you an evil spirit specifically, gives you its name and the anointing and timing to bind it, that is the difference.

In Matt 23:27-34 (NIV), Jesus says: “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started! You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.”

These verses show that some serpentine spirits, like Anaconda, are liars, hypocrites and gossipers, with that forked tongue deceiving many. They like to attack the righteous, especially those called by God to be leaders and prophets. They especially try to stop or kill Apostles and apostolic ministries. They tried to stop Jesus.

Psalm 91:13 (NIV) states “You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.” The Bible here is talking about trampling on spiritual wickedness, including serpent-like demons; for here-again He gave us the power by Jesus’ shed Blood.

The Anaconda spirit can be deadly and try to kill and destroy people and ministries; but our God is greater. In the last part of Luke 10:19 (NIV), after Jesus says that He gave us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy…,” He then says: “nothing will harm you.”

Ps 140:1-5 (NIV) reads: “Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips. Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.”

Again this evil spirit is cunning and slanders its victims often in a religious way. It can take a long time to devise its evil plans, is arrogant and tries to trip the feet of the righteous, especially those making a difference in the kingdom of God. It often broadcasts sins it has made-up to others and sets traps. It tries to stop (and sometimes does stop) ministries and kingdom leaders from growing and moving along the path God has for them.

Matt 12:34-37 (NLT) says, “You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”

Jesus spoke the above as a rebuke to the pharisaical religious and the spirits that bound them in that day. Those operating under, or are influenced by, this spirit speak evil, are usually judgmental, requiring the law for others but not for themselves. They do not demonstrate any repentance. And they do not understand the grace of God and seem blind to it. They gossip and connive amongst themselves to bring the righteous down.

So now you know the characteristics; however, in binding any spirit, make sure the Lord tells you if indeed this is the name of the spirit attacking you or others, and bind it only when the Lord says to bind it. Plus, always be sure to agree with other like-minded and experienced intercessors. It always must be in God’s perfect timing. And be aware that it might not inhabit just one person but a group of people in an area or ministry. Always take authority and tell it to go to the feet of Jesus by the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, along with the evil spirit’s underlings and associated spirits. Then it is imperative that you always bind all backlash.

How to bind backlash: (see https://strategicprayercommandmin.com/2018/09/11/binding-backlash-how-and-why/)